[pianotech] Brambach to rebuild?

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Interesting. I've come across quite a few Brambach's over the years. I've
not yet seen one with a plate failure. The one I have now is suffering from
severe rim delamination, though. (Of course, it's been sitting out in front
of the store building serving as a planter for three winters-we're taking
bets on whether it will last a fourth.)

 

I'd still tackle the project under the conditions of my original post and
for the same reasons. Since I'd be dropping the tensions some I can't see
how I'd have a problem. The whole point, of course, is that in the normal
course of events these things are not worthy of consideration for the
scenario I described. If they were worthy they would, by definition, be
disqualified. And I still think it would be interesting to compare the
results with those "better" pianos costing upwards of $55K.

 

If this conversation continues I might have to track the thing down and buy
it myself. (And look for an apprentice at the same time..)

 

ddf

 

Delwin D Fandrich

Piano Design & Fabrication

620 South Tower Avenue

Centralia, Washington 98531 USA

del at fandrichpiano.com

ddfandrich at gmail.com
Phone  360.736.7563

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Dale Erwin
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:10 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Brambach to rebuild?

 

Well.... we had two in our small area. One would be a fluke and two is a red
flag for future consideration.  That's how I see it.
    Beside there are many other candidates far more worthy of this
hypothetical scenario being considered. You Know? 

 

 

Dale S. Erwin
www.Erwinspiano.com
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209-577-8397
209-985-0990

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Sun, Nov 14, 2010 5:12 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Brambach to rebuild?

I do not remember that Brambach's were known for plate failure. That would
certainly make one hesitate before taking a project on. Perhaps it would be
an argument for lowering the overall tension on the piano. I wonder if the
plate problems were a result of a design issue or a casting issue? Or both?
How many of these have you actually come across in your years of rebuilding?
Is it enough to make a broad generalization? We sometimes have to be careful
about extrapolating from a limited sample: There were many hundreds of
thousands of these pianos produced.  

 

 

 

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Dale Erwin <erwinspiano at aol.com> wrote:

 

Yeah, I take the point but but my point is that with out the plate... its a
pile of firewood with a piano shaped boat anchor attached. Yes one needs a
nose to work on or a piano ;)

 

Dale S. Erwin



 

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